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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:42). High of 85 today in Worcester
-When you have best chance to see Perseid meteor showers in Mass. this weekend
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 28, killed in fiery tractor-trailer crash on Mass Pike: Police
-Kids abused at Oxford "house of horrors" foster home win $7 million settlement with state. Video (1:50) (pictured)
-Demolition waiver nixed on Clark student housing project along Main Street
-THIS WEEKEND! See the Italian Festival schedule this Weekend
-THIS WEEKEND! Middle Eastern festival set at St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church in Shrewsbury
-TODAY! Worcester Public Library Community Block Party 11:30-3 Saturday
-TODAY! The Summer Jam Classic returns to Crompton Park on Saturday
-TODAY! Grandparents raising grandchildren Back-To-School Fun Fest 11-5 Saturday
-TODAY! Boss Up Brunch 11-3 Saturday
-The spirited growth of the LGBTQIA+ community in Worcester
-Back to school, for the first time: New Worcester area teachers excited to get started
-Rob Bilotta runs for Worcester District 2 City Council as fresh face
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:06): Natural coalitions in the race for Worcester City Council
-Radio Worcester (12:10): Worcester creating New Arrivals Task Force to respond to Gov. Healey’s State of Emergency declaration
>SHOPPING: Here's what to know about this weekend's tax-free weekend
-ICYMI: Tragic end to missing person case
-Ex-curator sues Worcester Art Museum leaders, alleging discrimination and "offensive behavior"
-Man pleads guilty in beating, stabbing of Worcester lifeguard
-Menkiti Group picked to redevelop Denholm Building in Worcester
-Wachusett Mountain unfurls fabulous festivals this summer & fall
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Water man break on Jamieson Road
-Bagel Inn honors passing of "beloved friend, coworker, mentor and great human being"
-TODAY! Jake Brakton Memorial Car Show 9-2 Saturday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the Ford F-150 (5:49)
-Jennifer Crowley publishes late husband's memoir
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 48-year-old Sutton man sentenced for child pornography
-Sutton, Franklin properties part of $167 million industrial deal
-TODAY! India Association of Greater Boston's India Independence Day celebration in Grafton
-TODAY! Shrewsbury yard waste drop off 8-noon Saturday
-Item readers share Bolton Fair fun
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, Dunkin cards and swag from North End Motor Sales
-Health advisories issued for 4 Shrewsbury bodies of water
-$1 million Millbury lottery winner on her way to car dealership
-Gardner manufacturing facility sold for $5.4 million
-Winchendon Music Festival returns with 7 free concerts
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Ten Things To Do: Food Truck Fest, Randy Houser, Sunflower Show ...
-TODAY! Romance Authors Festival Saturday features New England writers
-Augmented reality project brings strange creatures to life on the Worcester Common
-Ray Mariano: Lackluster campaign season bad for Worcester
-Jim Coughlin: Remembering Sara J. Robertson, Worcester’s first woman mayor
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 136 (29:47): Victoria Xiao
-Unity Radio Unity In The Community (58:10): Bill Coleman
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime special needs teacher’s aide in the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Tigers, 5-2
-Bravehearts force winner-take-all game in league semifinals
-WooSox, Buffalo split doubleheader
-Central Mass. players provide boost for Holy Cross football
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires; survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
-Supreme Court blocks OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal that would shield Sackler family members
-Tragic: Man dies after being crushed by thousands of wheels of cheese
>NEW ENGLAND: New England woman, daughter safe after Haiti kidnapping
-Conn. police officer shoots and kills a suspect while trapped inside a moving stolen vehicle
>COLLEGES: New Anna Maria chaplain dedicated to faith and community
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 incredible castles you can actually rent
>BUSINESS: Even Zoom wants its workers back in the office
-Federal court rules for employers about COVID vaccine mandate and religious exemption
>DINING OUT: Channel 5's "Chronicle" visits Worcester bakery
>HEALTH: How fructose turns us into fat, hibernating bears: study
-Nearly all hospital pharmacists say drug shortages are negatively impacting care; a third say impacts are "critical"
>FOOD: Ice cream sold in Mass. recalled due to Listeria
>HOMES: 5 new homes for sale in and around Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand -- "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse," and more
>CELEBRITY: Actress Rebel Wilson injured, taken to the hospital while filming movie in Savannah
>ANIMALS: Husky waits 733 days to meet her family (3:11)
>HISTORY: Today in History for August 12th (1:39)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pearl found in clam at Maine restaurant becomes engagement ring
-Meanwhile, in Iran, an escaped bear delays a flight
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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